Foreword / M. J. Rossant --
Preface / Adam Y armolinsky --
Pt. I. The Rise of the U.S. Military Establishment --
Introduction: The Significant Themes --
The Size, Scope, and Cost of the Establishment --
Pt. II. The Weakness of Countervailing Power --
The Military Influence Within the Executive Branch --
The Military-Congressional Interdependence --
The Military-Industrial Alliance --
The Civilianized Military Command --
The Military, the Budget, and National Priorities --
Pt. III. The Uses of Military Power --
Nuclear Equilibrium and "Worst Case" Planning --
Military Involvement in Foreign Policy --
Control of Revolution and Counterrevolution --
The Traditional Federal Role in Domestic Disorders --
Use of Troops in Recent Domestic Disorders --
The Military Public Relations Network --
The Pentagon's Handling of News --
Ideological Education of the Military and the Public --
Pt. IV. The Impacts of the Military Establishment --
Military Spending in the Economy --
Weapons Acquisitions and Defense Industry --
Military Sponsorship of Science and Research --
Military Research and the Academy --
Military Service and the Social Structure --
Military Service and Race --
Military Justice and Individual Liberty --
Military Management in a Technological Society --
The Military Establishment and Social Values --